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SPRING 2024 INSTRUCTORS ACQUAVIVA, GLORIA—A.A., banking; economics major, University of Delaware. Retired from Citicorp, corporate cash management. Native of Wilmington. Avid reader, movie fan, Francophile, dog and cat lover, comfort food cook. Member emeritus of board of directors, Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music. (CA242) AINBINDER, HARRIET—Ph.D., University of Chicago. Retired child psychologist. Has been in a performing folk dance group and taught teenagers Israeli folk dance. (CP218) ALVAREZ, DEBORAH—Ph.D., English (composition studies), University of Wisconsin, Madison. Retired from the University of Delaware, Department of English, after teaching narrative writing, teaching of writing to adolescents in grades 4–12 and English grammar and rhetorical structures in English. (H306) ALZONA, CEZARINA—B.S., business administration, University of Maryland. Certified Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and member of Toastmasters International DC clubs since 1981. Retired after 28 years in management and 46 years as director of GEICO corporate human resources responsible for training countrywide. As a Pacific Island dance performer, taught dance for 25 years at a weekend cultural school. (D262, Q247) ATHREYA, BALU—Pediatrician and retired faculty, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children; emeritus professor, Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania. Lifelong interest in Eastern and Western philosophy. Working knowledge in Sanskrit and Tamil. Author of medical textbooks, books on Hinduism, world harmony and on thinking skills for students at the college level. (D246)
THANK YOU OLLI INSTRUCTORS! Volunteer instructors are at the heart of the OLLI program As an academic membership cooperative, OLLI’s volunteer instructors develop and teach the classes that are at the heart of our lifelong learning program. Their efforts and participation are key to the vitality and success of this academic cooperative. All OLLI instructors are listed in this section, with a code indicating which courses they teach.
BACA, JO-ANN—Lifelong learner, educator, supervisor of instruction and adjunct instructor. Holds an Ed.D., an M.I. and a B.S. in education and enjoys working with lifelong learners, writing, creating new programs and walking. (J257) BAILEY, CONNIE—B.S., University of Delaware, M.A., educational leadership, Wilmington College. Retired teacher of students from Head Start to college level. Knitting has been a hobby off and on for over 60 years. (X241) BAILEY, JOSEPH—Degree in electronics engineering technology from Temple University. Thirty-nine years in the copier industry with Xerox Corp. and Océ USA. Business owner in Baltimore and Delaware. (S229) BAREFORD, BARBARA—B.S., State University of New York at Cortland. Yoga student for more than 10 years. Taught yoga for OLLI summer session and at the Unitarian Church. (Q229) BAREHAM, MIKE—B.S., Towson (State) University. Full-time director for music and worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Newark, where he directs and accompanies a program of choral, handbell, and instrumental music and oversees a concert series. Serves on
the board of the Delaware chapter of the American Guild of Organists and enjoys musical theatre both on and off the boards. (CP235) BARTH, HOWARD G.—B.A. and Ph.D., chemistry, Northeastern University. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Hahnemann Hospital, held research positions at Hercules and DuPont. Although retired, continues to publish scientific papers. Previously taught OLLI quantum mechanics course. (R236) BATTAGLIA, DANIELLE—M.B.A, University of Maryland; B.S., chemistry; A.A., art and design. Senior guide with the Delaware Art Museum. (A207) BECKMAN, PAUL—B.S., general science. U.S. Navy from 1977–1983. Worked as computer engineer/specialist at Clinton and Hope Creek nuclear power plants. Has been birdwatching since 2002. Member of Delaware Nature Society and Delaware Ornithological Society. (P201, X229) BEEBE, DIANA—Lifelong educator. Has been stitching and sewing since childhood. Loves repurposing clothes from the thrift shop or taking bits and pieces of old and new fabric and making them into something fun to
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